Why Does Enterprise Software Look So Ugly?

12/6/2012 5:31AM

Evernote CEO Phil Libin has launched a business version of their popular information management tool. He decries the poor experiences that so many enterprise workers have to endure when using badly-designed corporate software. Photo: Getty Images

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